Lester Young
Born: 27th August 1909, Woodville, Mississippi, USA
Died: 15th March 1959, New York, New York, USA
Nationality: American
Lester Willis Young nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Coming to prominence while a member of Count Basie's orchestra, Young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. In contrast to many of his hard-driving peers, Young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated harmonies, using what one critic called "a free-floating style, wheeling and diving like a gull, banking with low, funky riffs that pleased dancers and listeners alike".
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Lester Young and the Kansas City Six
4th Sep 2020
Nat Hentoff said the Kansas City Six sessions would be the record he'd rescue if his building was on fire... 80 years on they're still worth the risk.
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New. Laughin' To Keep From Cryin'
Lester Young (clarinet, tenorsaxophone), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Herb Ellis (guitar), Hank Jones (piano), George Duvivier (doublebass), Mickey Sheen (drumkit)
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Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
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Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio
The Oscar Peterson Trio, J.C. Heard (drums), Ray Brown (double bass), Barney Kessel (guitar), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Oscar Peterson (keyboards)
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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New. Verve Records: The Sound of America
Nat King Cole (piano), J.J. Johnson (trombone), Illinois Jacquet (saxophone), Jack McVea (saxophone), Les Paul (guitar), Johnny Miller (doublebass), Lee Young (drumkit), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Oscar Peterson (piano), Ray Brown (bass, double bass, uprightbass, doublebass), Major Holley (bass), Bud Powell (piano), Count Basie And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges (saxophone, altosaxophone), Lloyd Trotman (doublebass), Sonny Greer (drumkit), Leroy Lovett (piano), Al Sears (saxophone), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Andre's All Stars, Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Stan Getz (tenorsaxophone), Shelly Manne (drumkit), Leroy Vinnegar (uprightbass), Lou Levy (piano), Lester Young (saxophone), Teddy Wilson Quartet, Teddy Wilson (piano), Gene Ramey (doublebass), Jo Jones (drumkit), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Oscar Peterson Quartet, Benny Carter (saxophone, altosaxophone), Louis Armstrong (trumpet & vocals), Ella Fitzgerald (vocalist, vocals), Art Tatum (piano), Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Dizzy Gillespie (vocalist, trumpet), Sonny Stitt (tenorsaxophone), Sonny Rollins (tenorsaxophone), Charlie Persip (drumkit), Tommy Bryant (bass), Buddy Rich (drums, drumkit, vocalist), Modern Jazz Quartet (jazz ensemble), Charlie Parker (altosaxophone), Joseph Singer (frenchhorn), Eddie Brown (oboe), Sam Caplan (concertmaster, violin), Howard Kay (violin), Harry Melnikoff (violin), Sam Rand (violin), Zelly Smirnoff (violin), Isadore Zir (viola), Maurice Brown (cello), Verley Mills (harp), Bernie Leighton (piano), J.C. Heard (drumkit), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Barney Kessel (guitar, electricguitar), Jack Kerouac, Mort Sahl (vocalist), Jonathan Winters, Shelley Berman, Count Basie (piano & bandleader), Joe Williams (vocals), Spike Jones, Carl Grayson (vocalist), Rose Murphy, Joe Mondragon (bass, bassguitar), Alvin Stoller (drumkit), Howard Roberts (guitar), Paul Smith (piano), Ben Webster (tenorsaxophone), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Woody Herman (clarinet & bandleader), Margaret Whiting, Mel Torme (vocals), The Marty Paich Orchestra, Marty Paich (recordingarranger, piano), Mel Lewis (drumkit), Vince Derosa (frenchhorn), Art Pepper (altosaxophone), Bill Hood (baritonesaxophone), Bill Perkins (tenorsaxophone), Al Porcino (trumpet), Stu Williamson (trumpet), Red Callender (tuba, doublebass), Anita O'Day (vocals), Bing Crosby (vocals), Buddy Bregman, Billie Holiday (vocals), Willie Smith (saxophone), Bobby Tucker (piano), Chico Hamilton (drumkit), Copyright Control (reviser), Fred Astaire (vocals), Flip Phillips (saxophone), Joe Lipman Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Joe Lipman
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New. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
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